I need to migrate TFS 2013 to Azure Devops Server 2020. I could find that i need to upgrade to TFS 2015 before upgrading to Devops 2020 Server. Is there any option to migrate directly to Devops Server 2020 if i only need the Source code.
How can i migrate directly to Devops 2020 from TFS 2013.
Regards,
As it is clearly stated in the document. You need to upgrade to TFS 2015 first.
When upgrading your on-premises deployment to Azure DevOps Server 2020 you should be aware that upgrade from TFS 2015 and later versions are only supported. If you are using TFS 2013 or earlier versions, you need to upgrade to TFS 2015 first.
However, you can have a try using external migration tools to migrate from tfs 2013 to Azure DevOps Server 2020 directly.
Migration Tools for Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps Server (TFS) – Azure DevOps Services (VSTS) Migration
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We currently have TFS set up on three Win2012 servers: app server, build server, deployment server.
It is using SQL Server 2014 which is on a separate server (let's call it SQL1). We have a SQL 2017 server (SQL2) that is not in use but can be used to migrate databases there.
Our plan is to upgrade to TFS 2018. Since TFS 2018 does not support SQL 2017, What is the best approach here?
In-place upgrade TFS 2015 to TFS 2017 (which supports SQL 2014). Then upgrade SQL 2014 to SQL 2017 on SQL1. Once SQL upgrade is done, then we can do another in-place upgrade to TFS 2018.
Migrate existing TFS databases from SQL1 to SQL2 server. Upgrade TFS 2015 directly to 2018 and point to databases on new SQL 2017 server.
Backup SQL1 databases. Upgrade SQL1 to SQL 2017. Restore databases. In-place upgrade TFS 2015 directly to TFS 2018.
What would be the best approach here? Thanks.
I recommend the following:
Spin up fresh Windows 2019 or 2022 servers.
Install SQL Server 2019 on one of 'm.
Install Azure DevOps Servers 2020 or 2022 on the other.
Restore the databases on the SQL server.
Run the configuration wizard on the Azure DevOps Server and have it perform the upgrade.
In most cases this process can run in a couple of hours if you've prepared all the machines and accounts, DNS entries etc.
I have a question in regards to upgrading TFS to Azure DevOps 2020. I've not done anything like this before so I've started reading BOL, starting here, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/get-started?view=azure-devops-2020, but I still have some questions.
From Setup:
On-premises TFS 2015 - SQL Server 2016
Going to Setup:
On-premises Azure DevOps 2020 (new hardware) - SQL Server 2019
Plan:
Install SQL 2019 on new server
Restore TFS DB backups on new SQL 2019 server
Install Azure Dev Ops 2020 software on the new server
Questions:
Is there a TFS Upgrade wizard?
If so, at this point in the plan, should I run the TFS upgrade wizard?
If so, where do I run it from, the old server (as TFS isn't installed on the new server)?
Thanks for your help.
Yes. TFS Upgrade wizard is a general tool.
After restoring databases and installing new azure devops server.
On the new application server.
Check inplace upgrade to 2020.
Agree with Shamrai Aleksander.
You could refer to the blog to upgrade the Azure DevOps Server. Then we could use data migration tool to migrate data from Azure DevOps Server to Azure DevOps Services.
The data migration tool for Azure DevOps supports the two latest releases of Azure DevOps Server at a given time. Releases include updates and major releases. Currently the following versions of Azure DevOps Server are supported for import:
Azure DevOps Server 2020
Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.1
In addition, check this doc, It also show the detail steps to run TFS Upgrade Wizard.
I am preparing an upgrade of an on-premises TFS 2010 instance to the cloud-based Azure DevOps Services, using Microsoft's Data Migration Tool for Azure DevOps Migration to facilitate the collection database move to Azure DevOps Services. There are however a few key points or caveats to highlight relating to this proposed upgrade and these are listed below.
It will be an "In Place Upgrade", meaning we intend to use the existing "on-premises" hardware throughout the process.
Our TFS 2010 instance is hosted on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise server.
The Data Tier is implemented on a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 instance.
Now, the Data Migration Guide recommends that to migrate to Azure DevOps Services, we first need to complete an upgrade from TFS 2010 to TFS 2013, as per the attached Upgrade path map. TFS 2013 however is not compatible with SQL Server 2008 R2 and requires SQL Server 2012 (Express, Standard, Enterprise).
On the other hand, TFS 2012 supports SQL Server 2008 R2 and can also then be upgraded directly to Azure DevOps Services, according to the Data Migration Tool's Recommended Upgrade Path. This, I believe will avoid the need to upgrade our current instance of SQL Server from SQL 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2012 (to upgrade to TFS 2013), in order to finally achieve our objective of upgrading to Azure DevOps Services.
Can anyone foresee any issues with this approach, or should we just bite the bullet and complete that SQL 2008 to SQL 2012 upgrade as suggested in the guide?
Please check this documentation:
The data migration tool for Azure DevOps supports the two latest
releases of Azure DevOps Server at a given time. Releases include
updates and major releases. Currently the following versions of Azure
DevOps Server are supported for import:
Azure DevOps Server 2019.1.1
Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1
As #Daniel Mann mentioned above, the picture you posted showed the upgrade path from old versions TFS to Azure DevOps Server 2019 (Azure DevOps Server was previously named TFS), not Azure DevOps Service.
In summary, both hardware and software you use need to be upgrade. To migrate to Azure DevOps Service, you have to upgrade to TFS 2012.3/TFS 2013.5, and then upgrade to Azure DevOps Server 2019.1 (TFS 2019.1), after that, migrate to Azure DevOps Service.
You need to use supported hardware/software versions, end of story.
The premise under which you're operating is incorrect: The upgrade path is from TFS 2012 to Azure DevOps Server 2019, which is the last on-prem upgrade step before you can use the migration tool to migrate it. You can't use the migration tool on TFS 2012; you need to be using Azure DevOps Server 2019.
What versions of TFS does Visual Studio 2019 work with? At work we're still on TFS 2015. I'm concerned that might be too old to work with VS 2019.
Visual Studio 2019 works with Azure DevOps Server 2019, TFS 2017, TFS 2015, TFS 2013, TFS 2012 and TFS 2010 SP1.
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/compatibility#team-explorer-azure-devops-server-and-team-foundation-server
I assume it works with TFS 2018 as well, even it is not mentioned in the article.
For Visual studio 2019
use TFS 2019 (New name: Azure DevOps Server 2019) update 1.1 for server
And local you do not need install anything just use VS 2019
Download SERVER TFS Update 1.1
I'm currently running TFS 2013 on one Windows Server 2012 box and TFS Build 2012 Update 4 on another box. My question is if I upgrade my TFS Build Server box to utilize TFS Build 2015, will I need to upgrade my TFS 2013 Server as well?
Also, what about the opposite? Can I upgrade my TFS 2013 server to TFS 2015 and still use my existing TFS Build 2012 Server which is using web deploy to build and publish to various other servers on our network?
Yes, TFS Build 2015 and Build vNext require your main TFS server to be at least 2015.
The other way around, TFS 2015 can talk to Team Build 2010, 2012, 2013 as well as the new 2015 build agents of course, as long as they're updated to their latest service pack and update version.
Upgrading your TFS 2012 build server would not be too hard either, depending on the amount of customizations made to the build workflows.